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SUNDAY 1 JUNE

tower block
Two 35-year-old tower blocks in Glasgow's Gorbals area have been demolished in just 10 seconds by a controlled explosion.

microphone
Scottish media company SMG has reached a deal to sell Virgin Radio - for less than a quarter of the amount it bought the station for.

Glasgow murder scene
The "brutal" murders of two women in Glasgow within 24 hours are not connected, detectives from Strathclyde Police have insisted.

SATURDAY 31 MAY

Eleni Pachou
A trainee manager whose body was found inside a restaurant in Glasgow has been described as a "beautiful, sparkling young woman" by her bosses.

Moira Jones
Police investigating the death of a woman whose body was found in a Glasgow park said she was subjected to a "brutal and violent" attack.

Radio microphone
Scottish media company SMG has reached a deal to sell Virgin Radio - for less than a quarter of the amount it bought the station for.

FRIDAY 30 MAY

Moira Jones
Police investigating the death of a woman whose body was found in a Glasgow park said she was subjected to a "brutal and violent" attack.

Model wearing eco-clothing
Fashion students in the Scottish Borders have designed a range of clothes to be worn in the garden and then thrown on a compost heap.

Forensic officers
Detectives have said they are treating as suspicious the death of a 25-year-old woman whose body was found in the west end of Glasgow on Friday morning.

THURSDAY 29 MAY

Great Tit in cigarette bin. Pic by Andrew Ford RSPB Scotland
Smokers visiting a nature reserve in Kinross have been told to make alternative arrangements after a great tit built a nest in a cigarette bin.

Highland bull
A policeman has been honoured for his bravery after he saved a pensioner from being attacked by a runaway bull in Galashiels.

Alex Salmond
It is a "national outrage" that Scotland is not benefiting from extra North Sea oil revenues, First Minister Alex Salmond has claimed.

WEDNESDAY 28 MAY

Ferry
A ferry firm running services from Scotland to continental Europe is to stop operating out of Rosyth, the company has confirmed.

Mike Tyson
A chat show featuring former boxer Mike Tyson has been cancelled after protests from politicians and women's groups.

Police badge
A man who was seen punching and kicking a young girl who was walking with him in an Edinburgh park is being sought by police.

TUESDAY 27 MAY

Cargo ship
The crew of a cargo ship docked at Ayr harbour had "no knowledge" of two dead men who were discovered on board, police have said.

Cargo ship
The bodies of two men have been found in the hold of a cargo ship docked at Ayr harbour, Strathclyde Police have said.

North Bridge
Detectives are hunting for a gang of six people who punched and kicked a 22-year-old man unconscious in Edinburgh.

MONDAY 26 MAY

Emergency services at the ship in Ayr harbour
Efforts are under way to identify the bodies of two men found in the hold of a ship docked at Ayr harbour, police have said.

Kaylee McIntosh
Organisers of a loch training exercise in which an Army cadet died did not log the names of those boarding the boat, a fatal accident inquiry has heard.

Anne Moffat
Police have launched an investigation after Labour MP Anne Moffat was attacked and robbed, BBC Scotland has learned.



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